Roller skate



May 6, 1930. w. H. DUNNE A1,757,115

ROLLER SKATE Filed Aug. 25, 1928 Patented May" 6, 17930 WILLrAM HAMILTONDUNNE, or rononro, oNrAnIo, onivmjiry if ROLLER SKATE Application meaAugust 25, i928.- 'f'seriiiva 301,986.Y

invention relates to improvements in roller skates, and moreparticularly to eX- tension skates having a toe plate and a heel.

plate, each carrying a roller truck, the said plates being slidable withrespect to each other, and `capable of being clamped in any desiredVposition ofv adjustment.

i fect has been the buckling of the toe plate at side of said toe plate.

pass therethrough and lie against the under- Theprin'cipal object of myinvention is to construct the toe plate so as to avoid the use of a slottherein lfor the of the skate,

purpose set forth,'and thus strengthen the body of the skate and solengthen the life thereof, and in the following specification and thedrawings forming part thereof, I shall describe and illustrate myinvention, and what I claim as new will be set forth in the claimsforming part of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a plan of the underside of the body and Fig. 2 is aplan ofthe'topside thereof.- Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig.

2, and Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sec.

tion on the line 4.-4, Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are cross sections on thelines 5-5,and 6 6, respectively.

In 'the drawings, like characters of reference refer to the same parts.Y j

2 is the toe plate, and this plate isintegral- `ly provided withshankrextensions 3 spaced apart.

4 is the heel plate, and this plate is' also.

provided with shank extensions 5 spaced apart. VEach plate is providedwith a'hanger stamping 6 having the usualtabs 7 to support the wheeltrucks as is common in the art( These hanger stampings are provided withvertical flanges, portions of whichserve asrivets 8 which are clamped inthe said plates after the manner well-known in the art.-

VThere is nothing new in these hanger stampings, and they are so madethat the vertical ianges 9 are spaced below their respective plates soasto permit the spaced shank eX- tensions to pass between same and theplates as shown clearly vin- FigAc.

In vskatesY lof this character, a common and serious de-` engage withthesides of the shankv extensions 6o I 5.315 Iis asta-ythroughtherupperend of which" the Abolt 12` 1pasS,eS, Yl-Ild this stayis securedV to the .pin 16 mountedin the front l hanger jstamping.'A;.nutlf screws. on they lower end ofsaid bolt, anditis by means of theparts just described that the'skate is adj usted to different lengthsf,and heldin; this adjusted position. T Thisfmeans of adjusting the skateand holding it in adjusted position of-courseis well-known. j i

Toovercome the necessity. of havingto-slot thevshank of thetoe platei2,I stampthe side wings v18 ofsaid toe plate above the restof the surface,thus forming achannel from theV dotted l'ineLjlQtothe end of the toeplate, 75 andi I house `in this channel the shank exten- Y sions--The'top Asurface of these' shank eX tensions `lies substantially inythe' same plane las the top surfaceof said wingsf At the sametimethewings 148 are formed I also stamp 8o above the bottom of saidchannel, lugs -20 near the extremitygof theftoefplate. These lugsaresubstantially ofthe* ksame height as the wings 18, but they arespaced apart therefrom by channels 21, in which arelocated the rivetedends of the pins 22, which pins are provided with wide heads 23 tosupport the Ljaws (not shown). Of course Vthese jaws are those vcommonlyemployedl to clamp the toe portion of the skate to the sole of the boot.

Aslwill be seenclearly upon referring to Fig. 2, the outer Vsides oredges` of the shank extensions 5 have an easy lit against theinnerparallel sides of thewings 18 as well as the lugs 20, and thereforethese shank extensions are given lateral support thereby.l It is shownclearly in Fig. 4 that the top sides of the shank extensions 3 liesubstantially in the same plane as the top of the channel separatingthewings 18, and that said .shank extensions lie against the undersideo=the heelplate 4. Y f l Y In order to give vertical support to the' shankextensionsA of the heel plate 4, I secure by meansof therivets 8 a plate24 Which bridges the channel extending longiy tudina'llysof Vsaidtoeplate, vand rests incon` tactwiththeuppersurface ofthe Wings-18. Y Y YOf course this plate 24 permitsofctheffree C sliding movementof theshank extensions 5. c.

What I claim-'asmy invention is? 1. A skate body comprising a heelfplate Y longitudinally provided With spaced shank extensions; a te`plate---alsolongitudinally Y provided With spaced shank extensions, and

further'iprovide'd withspaced "side Wings' eX- tending tromAappr@Ximately` the shank or- Waifdly lorfthe desired distance, and apair l ofi-'spaced lugs, VWhichV lugs :are lalso `spaced Yaoapatrtromsaid Wings', the` said Wings andl longitudinallyJJthereof5substantially in the samexplfane asthelftop-sidesoffsalidtoe-plate shank-extensions, and the underside of 'theshanknextensionsot said heel plate, the latter extensions occupying saidchannel and hav- Y ing'contactfwiththeiiiiner si'desjofy said Wings andvlugs,-andmeans f`orYfc-lamping-said plates `infadjustedposition. Y Y YjY 2; Inalskatezboldy asfsetforthin claim l, thief-,further additiono1aijolate riveted to said Wings'and lying overthe shankYeXt-ensions of nsaid-heel plate'. l Y 3. A member forYa-skate-body embracing a toeplatehaving a channel formed Centrally longitudinally thereof on its-upperside by pressingrom said plate 'YatY each side thereofv,af-sidevv'ingY-eXtending rornthe shank for- 40wardly, fand Ya luglongitudinally in alignment With-said Wing, andspacedv apart thereirom,-Ythe-sides of saideh'annel being formed bythe opposing inner edgesofsaid Wings and lu'gs,and a pair of spaced lngitudinalshank extensionsfintegrally formed With said toe? plate,-ztheir upper surfaces being; inythe same plan'eas the Aupper surface of said channel. DUNNE.

face\ofis'aidito`eplate,{thnsfformingla channel I

